US EditionInvestigating Mexico and 15 More Economies of Course Unfair Trade
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The U.S. government announced the start of commercial investigations against 16 economies, including Mexico, to determine whether their industrial policies and manufacturing production levels generate a “structural excess of capacity” that affects U.S. industry.
The new U.S. commercial research aims at overcapacity in various Asian economies, feeding fear about the immunization of new tariffs.The Trump government began the apurifications this week on the basis of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the imposition of tariffs against nations that discriminate against US companies or trade. The measure is seen as a "Plan B" of the government after the Supreme Court has abolished previous tax…
Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, head of the Ministry of Economy (SE), ruled out that the initiation of commercial investigations by the U.S. government against 16 economies—including Mexico—creates significant repercussions for the country, since, he explained, 85 percent of Mexican trade under the Mexico-United States-Canada Treaty (T-MEC) is not subject to Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act of that country. “We continue without tariff.”
Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard spoke about the new investigation announced on March 11, 2026, by the US trade representative Jamieson Greer, who will review manufacturing production in countries such as Mexico, China and the European Union, under Section 301, which considers alleged unfair practices, according to excess manufacturing capacity. Related news: Trump's Government Launches Investigation for Unfair Business Practices vs. Mexico, Chi…
A few days after the formal process of revising the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (TMEC) began, President Donald Trump’s administration announced the start of a trade investigation against 16 economies including Mexico under Section 301 (b) of the 1974 Trade Act. The stated objective: to determine whether industrial policies [...]
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